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we've all had this happen you walk into the local big-box store for the express purpose of buying just one thing and walking out you're trying to check out with your new TV and one of them notices you and what happens you start questioning yourself does it make a difference should I spend a hundred dollars on an HDMI cable I mean it's not so expensive when you consider that it helps me get the most out of my $100 TV I just bought stop right there that is how you fall into the trap I've done it how about you guys don't be shy leave a comment share your embarrassing premium cable story we can all laugh at ourselves together or maybe you're sitting there thinking all right Linus why is buying a nice cable such a big deal I've been buying them my whole life and they work just fine you're right they do and honestly there was a time not that long ago when they actually made a difference particularly over longer distances the gauge of the copper or the thickness of the wires inside a cable has a noticeable impact on the signal quality which for analog interfaces directly affects quality video cables are a great example of this I have seen my fair share of crummy component cables result in visual anomalies and I can easily pick out a lousy VGA cable versus a decent one versus a great one in a blind taste test ten times out of ten okay so then why am i hating on them what happened Digital happened with digital interfaces like HDMI DVI display port or thunderbolt signal degradation loss occurs over distances in exactly the same way and a crummy cable or connector can result in a failure to display an image on the screen but the difference is that a handshake process occurs to determine the quality of the link when you hook it up and it either is good enough or it isn't if it is then it's as good as any other suitable connection and if it isn't well then you take the cable back to the store and get a new one because it's defective the only real middle ground is intermittent operation which can be a pain to diagnose but it's the same result as two if just take it back and get a new one no need to spend more lies about better image quality aside better cables can have a number of advantages they can have better sheathing that is sleeved for damage resistance or uses higher quality plastics to prevent stiffening over time they can have more robust connectors that are harder to dislodge or gold-plated to last for more insertions they can have emi shielding for reliable operation in environments with a lot of electromagnetic interference or they can even just have better aesthetics for applications where the wiring will be visible so while top tier cables that make your bass response better or whatever almost never make sense the least expensive option isn't always optimal either what I'm saying is that there is a time and place for good cables as long as you understand what it is that you're buying for something I talked behind my PC and never touch like a monitor cable I'll always use the cheapest possible thing that functions but here at linus media group we often buy mid tier XLR cables hdmi cables SDI cables network cables and more when something is going to be moved around and subjected to the rigors of a busy environment it's worth it especially for professional use where an intermittent connection is just plain not good enough and 10 minutes of downtime costs more than a bunch of stupid fancy cables in the first place but with that said if a friend starts trying to sell you exotic silver cables are like firewire and USB cables that claim to operate at speeds faster than the rated specification of the interfaces that they connect to you will need one of these speaking of things you might need hotspot shield is the fast easy way to set up on VPN for improved internet browsing privacy and more their elite service allows you to circumvent restrictions to get access to sites and services that might otherwise be blocked by something as 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